| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | "44-70534" |
| Alternate Serial: | 470534 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Noorduyn Norseman |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Noorduyn Norseman (C-64) |
| Aircraft Version: | Noorduyn UC-64A Norseman (VI) |
| C/n (msn): | 561 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFBMap |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KDWF IATA: - Local: DWF Other: - |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 815621 |
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First flown in 1935, the Norseman was designed for rugged Canadian bush country operations on wheels, floats or skis. Noorduyn supplied 769 to the USAAF by the end of WWII; it was abroad one of these that bandsman Glenn Miller disappeared on a flight from England to France, the aircraft never being found. Marked to represent a UC-64A operated in Alaska late in WWII, this example is actually 44-70296 civilianised in 1946 as N55860 and then CF-KVB in 1958. It was damaged by fire in 1962 but restored by 1969, becoming N57WS in 1980 and being donated to USAFM next year This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 9 June 2025, and has since been viewed 228 times. |